[grumpster-dumpster]

"Mantelli should know better than to muddy the waters with his occult references.

I agree 100%. You would think he would have been smart enough to figure out what kind of a controversy this would create... no matter how good the intentions. His timing is waaaaay off!!

[wideawake]

Like far too many 60s-era priests, he is an egotist of earthshaking proportions.

He has no notion of sacerdotal dignity or the necessity for the clergy to avoid even the appearance of impropriety.